West Bengal

Mamata presents vote on account for Rs 2.99 lakh cr in House, oppn parties boycott speech

BJP more dangerous than Maoists: Mamata

4:14 pm January 19, 2021

Purulia (WB): Terming the BJP as more dangerous than the Maoists, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused the saffron party of making false promises to the people before elections. The TMC supremo, whose party is witnessing an exodus ahead of the assembly elections due in April-May, asserted that politics is a solemn […]

First bird fest at Mahananda sanctuary from Feb 20

3:12 pm January 18, 2021

Kolkata: In a first, a bird festival is being organised at the Mahananda wildlife sanctuary in West Bengal to provide an opportunity to enthusiasts to explore the forest and watch different birds, officials said on Monday. The Darjeeling Wildlife Division will be organising the 1st Mahananda Bird Festival from February 20 to 23, they said. […]

CBI arrests senior railway official, 2 others in bribery case

11:44 pm January 17, 2021

New Delhi: In its biggest bribe-trap case, the CBI arrested the chief administrative officer (construction) of the Northeast Frontier Railways on Sunday for allegedly receiving Rs one crore for granting favours in awarding lucrative contracts to a private company, officials said. Mahender Singh Chauhan, a 1985-batch Indian Railways Service of Engineer (IRSE) officer, was nabbed from Maligaon in Assam’s Guwahati, while two […]

Anti-national powers backing farmers: BJP MP

11:01 pm January 17, 2021

Ballia : BJP MP Virendra Singh Mast here on Sunday said anti-national powers are backing the farmers protesting against the Centre’s farm laws and their agitation does not represent the entire farming community of the country. The Ballia MP also accused farmers of not having faith in the judiciary and the executive. ”Some anti-national powers are active […]

Delhi has less than a day’s stock of Covaxin for 45-plus age group: Atishi

Kolkata nurse loses consciousness after taking COVID vaccine, hospitalised

11:33 pm January 16, 2021

Kolkata: A 35-year-old nurse was admitted to the critical care unit (CCU) of a hospital in Kolkata after she lost consciousness within minutes of taking the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, officials said. She is one of the 15,707 beneficiaries who were vaccinated across West Bengal during the day. Thirteen other ‘Adverse Event Following Immunisation'(AEFI) cases […]